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36. Pure parsing functions

Separate parsing logic from formatting.

Write `parse_amount(raw)` that strips whitespace, removes commas, and returns a `float`. E.g. `" 1,000 "` -> `1000.0`.

Required in your answer: .strip(.replace(

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def parse_amount(raw):
    # TODO: strip, remove commas, convert to float
    pass

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